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Google Chrome takes down browser extension which secretly mined cryptocurrency The process to secretly mine cryptocurrencies using user's resources is popularly known as cryptojacking. A user has no way to turn this off but to uninstall the extension or close the website executing the process. Leading internet browser, Google Chrome, has taken down a Chrome browser extension which was reported to be secretly mining cryptocurrency using the CPU power of the users. A popular extension, Archive Poster (earlier available on this  link ) which allowed Tumblr users to "reblog, queue, draft, and like posts right from another blog's archive" was  reportedly  hijacking the CPUs of over 105,000 users to secretly mine cryptocurrency Monero. Users in the review section of the extension had blasted the inclusion of the infamous Coinhive in-browser miner’s JavaScript code in the extension. Coinhive is the same miner which was  used by The Pirate Bay to mine cryptocu...

Google Chrome Will Offer Relief From Noisy Autoplay Videos Are you annoyed by autoplay videos making noise when you open a new tab in your browser? Well, Google Chrome is there for you—or at least, it will be come January. Google   (GOOGL, -1.09%)   announced Thursday  that Chrome 64, which will be made available to the general public at the start of next year, will only allow autoplay videos when the audio is muted, or when the user has expressed interest in the content. What does expressing interest mean? According to the browser's  developer notes , it means tapping or clicking somewhere on the site during the browsing session, adding the site to the homescreen on a mobile phone, or frequently playing media on the site. "Users watch and listen to a lot of media, and autoplay can make it faster and easier to consume on the web. However, one of the most frequent user concerns is unexpected media playback, which can use data, consume power, and make unwa...